Space News & Blog Articles

An account of my journey to the heart of one of most violent cosmic explosions witnessed on Earth. Plus, there's a bright supernova now visible in a Virgo Cluster galaxy.

“Space gear” lets us celebrate the night sky while the sun shining — and connect with others who want to do the same.

The “magic islands” that appear and disappear in Titan’s methane-ethane seas could be hydrocarbon icebergs, a new study finds.

Jonathan Nally sets out to explore the Southern Hemisphere sky, starting with two uniquely southern sights: the Small and Large Magellanic Clouds.

A radio survey has serendipitously uncovered a galaxy with no visible stars.

The evening Moon passes Saturn, then Jupiter. Venus and Mercury march in lockstep in the eastern dawn. Capella, as always, paces Orion's bright foot. And who's winning the Sirius-Betelgeuse race?

New Webb data suggests that the hot super-Earth 55 Cancri e has a thick atmosphere, perhaps maintained by the planet's magma ocean.

JWST observations of the universe as it was 12 to 13 billion years ago indicate that the black holes at the centers of small, early galaxies were more massive than expected.

James Webb Space Telescope observations of a faint, giant world have revealed the signature of aurorae — even though the world has no star.

China’s Einstein Probe, an X-ray astronomy mission, heads to orbit.

Turns out, Betelgeuse isn't the only giant star to undergo a "Great Dimming."

The first launch of the United Launch Alliance Vulcan-Centaur rocket attempted to send Peregrine Mission One moonward, but a propulsion problem has likely stymied that goal.

New evidence suggests extreme starbursts and furious galactic winds are at the heart of odd radio circles (ORCs).

The beloved Perseid meteor shower of the August vacation season will evade the moonlight in 2024, at least during the best early morning meteor-watching hours, The Lyrids and Geminids aren't so lucky.

How does the Sirius-Procyon balance, newly risen, tilt for you? Depends on your latitude! Meanwhile, Triangulum and Aries teeter in balance on Jupiter.

Humans return to cis-lunar space, NASA heads to Europa, and Japan plans to launch a first-ever sample return mission to the moons of Mars in 2024.

Exomoon candidates are tantalizing but, according to new research, perhaps unfounded.

Relish the slow, steady pace of nearby Luyten's Star then switch things up with speedy meteors from a well-timed shower.

ISROs XPoSat will unlock the secrets of the X-ray universe.

If you’ve resolved to do more stargazing in the New Year, then 2024 will start you off with a bang! As told in this month’s Sky Tour astronomy podcast, you can look forward to some excellent celestial events.

Scintillating Sirius rises ever earlier to scintillate in colors. The Quadrantid meteors this week are well timed for Eastern North America. Two triangle constellations stack over Jupiter.